No racing in the mid-Atlantic today: Both Parx Racing and Charles Town have canceled their Tuesday cards and with good reason. Would you want to ride a horse in this cold?…
Parx was the only track in the region to race on Monday…
Rolling Yona scratched out of Saturday’s Native Dancer at Laurel Park, and that apparently was the right decision. The son of Yonaguska, 15-1 on the morning line Saturday, ran in a money allowance yesterday at Parx and came in third at odds of 22-1. Pennsylvania-bred Arlo, winner of the 2012 Auld Lang Syne at Parx, won the race at odds of 6-5…
Good betting card, as the nine races drew 86 horses. Five races drew at least 10 entrants…
The card was something of an oddity: not a single maiden race was on offer…
Five favorites won, but two of the four non-favorites were serious longshots. Banks Robertson, 46-1, posted a handy score in the fourth, a $7,500 lifetime claiming event at one mile. And Bluecam took the nightcap, a first-level allowance at one mile 70 yards, at odds of 22.60-1. In that race, favored Cantona was bumped at the start and lost rider Jose Delgadillo…
